Stocking Stuffer Swap

Hello friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I'm dealing with a mean holiday hangover. I'm still feeling a bit sad that it is all over. I always feel bummed the night of Christmas just knowing all the fun and planning is over. I always feel a bit down about the winter as well. I have to be grateful that we have had a very mild December. This time last year it was freezing and snow was EVERY WHERE.Anyone else feel down after the holidays? I plan on posting a about our Christmas adventure at some point this week.

A few weeks ago I joined in with Faison and Stephanie's Stock Stuffer Swap. This was my first swap and I was really happy with how fun it was to shop for some one I didn't know and hoping she would love the stuff I picked for her. I was teamed up with Lindsay from Our Lovely Life. If you would like to see what I got her you can check it out here.

SO CUTE!
Almost to cute to open up!! 

Here are all of my goodies:

Mrs. Meyer's Hand Soap. Lindsay swears by it. Can't wait to try it!

Trapp Candles. They smell awesome; fresh and clean scents. I have already started burning them in my bathroom. Makes me morning shower so much nicer!

LePens: Red and Green

Pocket Bac from Bath and Body Works. I love these. I have them all over. Car, desk, purse and this apple scent is the perfect addition!

Recipe Cards: Brian and I love to cook but we never write down recipes. Hopefully these will make us start because they are beyond cute

Coffee Notepad: I am a huge coffee drinker!

Candy cane:  So going to add this to my hot coco! 

and my absolute favorite gift...

Thymes Bath Salts: The Rose scent is incredible. The box even smelled amazing. I added it to my luggage over the Christmas holiday so my clothes had this fantastic smell too.

 I have already placed an order with Thymes for their lotion! 

I love the little note Lindsay included with all of my gifts. 

Lindsay, thank you so much for my gifts. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoy mine. 

This was so much fun. I really appreciate all of the new products you introduced me too. 

Thank you again to both Stephanie and Faison for hosting. 

Happy Holidays! 

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Growing up my mom had one Christmas tradition. Every Christmas Eve we were allowed to open one gift! Every year that one gift would be a pair of new pajamas! She wanted to make sure we both looked nice for Christmas morning pictures. Now that my brother and I are grown and live in our own homes she still gets us and my fiancé new pj pants. (Total score last year when Old Navy had them for $5 on Black Friday) Usually my mom gets the most obnoxious and colorful pi's.

Christmas Eve 2009

He has a lot to drink that night. He was wearing my pjs. 

Last year my mom bought my xl bottoms and tshirt 2x. I guess she forgot I lost 50 pounds. Oh and I never wore a 2x. lol 

Brian's Polar Bears.

In our house we make something every year to add to our home or our tree.

I love handmade Christmas decorations. Growing up my mom encouraged us to make ornaments and decorations for the house. Most of her decorations are majority handmade by my brother and I. In keeping with tradition Brian and I try to make something handmade each year. He isn't into it to much but the things we do for love.

These are the ornaments we painted last year.

I bought these wooden ornaments in a craft store along with some paints and we have these cuties.

They are perfect bottom of our tree ornaments. Bogart loves hiding under the tree and knocks all the lower ornaments off the tree.  

Details:

Wooden ornaments- $.50 each

Paint- $.50 each (I bought 8)

DIY STOCKINGS-

I bought these plain red stocking at The Dollar Tree.

He added some snowflakes and that large green thing in the middle. What do you think it is?

He says thats a J???

His has a bow and a HO HO HO at the bottom! 

The stockings were hung!

Details:

Stockings: $1 each

Glue: Had at the house

Glitter: Had at the house